The Examined Life: Women's Liberatory Learning within a Locked-in Society.

Baird, Irene C.

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ERIC Number: EJ583054

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Examined Life: Women's Liberatory Learning within a Locked-in Society.

Baird, Irene C.

International Journal of Lifelong Education, v18 n2 p103-09 Mar-Apr 1999

A humanities program for incarcerated women was based on Freire's liberation model and feminist studies. The women assumed ownership of their learning, engaged in critical thought, and found their own voices. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Correctional Institutions, Critical Thinking, Females, Feminism, Humanities Instruction, Prisoners, Womens Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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